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Cue the people implying that blocking YT's ads is a form of theft. I'd gladly pay for ad-free YT, mostly to send the message that I will never ever go back to
by wintermutestwin 4y ago
Cue the people implying that blocking YT's ads is a form of theft.
I'd gladly pay for ad-free YT, mostly to send the message that I will never ever go back to watching ads. The problem is that google is already stealing my data.
Where is the stalker-free option? Of course, I'd never trust google anyway...
- JohnFen 4y ago> I'd gladly pay for ad-free YT Then why don't you? That's been an option for years.
- wintermutestwin 4y ago>The problem is that google is already stealing my data. My data is worth much more to me than the cost of a YT sub.
- JohnFen 4y agoBut, as you said, google is already stealing your data anyway. Would paying a bit of money every month really make that any worse? But aside from that, it's totally possible to minimize your exposure and still pay for Premium. What I do is have a Google account that is only used for YouTube, paid for through a prepaid debit card, and I only watch YouTube on a single tablet that is not used for any other purpose. It's not perfect protection, but it's also not terrible.
- wintermutestwin 4y agoIf I give data thieving Google money, I am sending the message that I am OK with their data theft (regardless of going through ridiculous hoops to keep them from stealing it).
- JohnFen 4y agoYeah, I'm with you there. YouTube is the last Google service (outside of Android) that I still use. I'll be ditching it as soon as some other service comes reasonably close to being able to replace it for me. That hasn't happened yet, but the day is coming closer.